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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Movement of people into Jakarta set to tighten as surrounding satellite towns enact own social restrictions against COVID-19
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JAKARTA: More than 100 checkpoints in the Greater Jakarta area are set to be erected by Tuesday evening (Apr 14), as the satellite towns surrounding the capital city rolled out their own measures in the fight against COVID-19. Five suburbs bordering Jakarta to the south and east are slated to impose so-called “large-scale social restrictions” at midnight on
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
COVID-19: Crowds, minor infractions on first working day after social restrictions imposed in Jakarta
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JAKARTA: Despite so-called “large-scale social restrictions” being imposed in Jakarta, streets in the Indonesian capital appeared to be fairly crowded on Monday (Apr 13), with those working in essential services thronging the thoroughfares. The city implemented the restrictions last Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise across the country. Advertisement Advertisement But as it was the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
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JAKARTA: Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta Friday (Apr 10) to enforce its toughest social-distancing rules yet as COVID-19 infections surge and critics warn of a looming public-health disaster. Violators face heavy fines and up to a year in jail for breaking the new rules, which include a ban on gatherings of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19: Jakarta on verge of massive Eid exodus amid social restrictions, layoffs for low-wage workers
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JAKARTA: It has been more than a decade since Mr Sunarso made the seven-hour journey from Jakarta to his village in Central Java on his motorcycle. He was barely 30 when he last took the 350km trip down Java’s Northern Coast Road which leads to his village at the foot of a Central Java volcano, Mount
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Indonesian capital Jakarta to close schools, workplaces to curb coronavirus outbreak
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JAKARTA: Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the hardest hit area of the country. President Joko Widodo has sought to limit transmission of the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory disease through social-distancing policies but has resisted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Indonesia grants Jakarta more powers to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
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JAKARTA: Indonesia approved on Tuesday (Apr 7) a request by the Jakarta administration to impose further large-scale social restrictions on the capital, the epicentre for COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. President Joko Widodo has focused on combating the spread of the disease through social distancing policies, but has resisted the tough lockdown measures adopted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported COVID-19 deaths
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JAKARTA: The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia’s capital city said suggested that deaths from COVID-19 may be higher than officially reported. Nearly 4,400 burials occurred in March, 40 per cent higher than any month since at least January 2018, according to a Reuters review of statistics
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Jakarta extends state of emergency after surge in coronavirus cases
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta announced a two-week extension of its state of emergency following the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, its governor said on Saturday. Anies Baswedan told reporters on a video conference call that the state of emergency, imposed on Mar 20 to try to slow the spread of the virus in Southeast Asia’s biggest city,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Indonesia invokes emergency measures in Jakarta, bonuses for doctors
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta shut cinemas and other public entertainment on Monday (Mar 23) at the start of a two-week emergency period to try to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Southeast Asia’s biggest city. The new measures, which include urging people to work from home, still fall short of the tougher lockdowns
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Ignoring government appeals, some Jakarta mosques hold Friday prayers
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JAKARTA: Some mosques in Jakarta still held Friday prayers on Mar 20 despite an earlier appeal by the government to suspend religious prayers and gatherings for the next two weeks. On Thursday evening, Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said communal religious activities including Friday prayers in mosques and Sunday masses in churches should be suspended due
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Jakarta faces backlash over reduced public transport services in fight against COVID-19
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JAKARTA: The Jakarta government’s decision to limit the use of public transportation in view of the COVID-19 outbreak has backfired, with commuters complaining about the chaos and long queues at bus and train stations on Monday (Mar 16). The services of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Train and TransJakarta buses were reduced, as announced
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